Agreed, there is no quick, easy and cheap route to immigrate to the US.
Most employment based visas will require some sacrifices, whether it's financials or time.
Realistically, unless going through marriage, becoming a LPR takes 5-10 years. Even with marriage it has its own challenges such as consular processing which takes 2 - 3 years in total while being separated from your spouse for some time.
True, but with masters in the pocket there is a bit of advantage. Again, if OP is really brilliant there's always a tiny chance an employer can sponsor for GC directly. Or at least for E2, which is not a long term and not for immigrating, but can be renewed indefinifely.